Glenrothan review – Alan Cumming heads home in Brian Cox’s big-hearted brotherly drama

Succession is the question as Cox directs and stars as a distillery boss tempting estranged brother Cumming back into the Highland fold For his directorial debut, Brian Cox is painting in pretty broad strokes and primary colours; Glenrothan is a sentimental comedy-drama from screenwriter David Ashton about the troubled reunion of two brothers in Scotland. It can be a bit soppy, sometimes resembling Sunday-night TV comfort food, but this big-hearted picture wins you over, and there are certain...

By Peter Bradshaw